Oral mucosa tissue engineering

<p><a href="/facts/Tissue_engineering/Tx77KG1S">Tissue engineering</a> of <a href="/facts/Oral_mucosa/uJyDj6c0">oral mucosa</a> combines cells, materials and engineering to produce a <a href="/facts/Three-dimensional/KAqKWUbS">three-dimensional</a> reconstruction of oral mucosa. It is meant to simulate the real anatomical structure and function of oral mucosa. Tissue engineered oral mucosa shows promise for clinical use, such as the replacement of soft tissue defects in the oral cavity. These defects can be divided into two major categories: the <a href="/facts/Gingiva/4JhxlckG">gingival</a> recessions (<a href="/facts/Receding_gums/6kHMTxzk">receding gums</a>) which are tooth-related defects, and the non tooth-related defects. Non tooth-related defects can be the result of trauma, <a href="/facts/Chronic_(medicine)/6CqLP41r">chronic</a> infection or defects caused by tumor resection or ablation (in the case of <a href="/facts/Oral_cancer/ebr4WQWm">oral cancer</a>). Common approaches for replacing damaged oral mucosa are the use of autologous <a href="/facts/Grafts/LgmM7tRL">grafts</a> and cultured epithelial sheets.
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Oral mucosa tissue engineering